Originally posted by Terikan3

  It's practically as big of a release as was CoV in terms of new content and a changed game experience. 

CoV had way, way, WAY more content than GR does.

That is awesome to hear! Good for them.

To the people who say it won't go F2P because some people still play I have one thing to say: Lord of the Rings Online. Already Everquest 2 is joining it in the Turbine F2P model. CoH has some important decisions to make.

Ask your mom for Nexon cards for your birthday and she'll say, "K".

Originally posted by knyghttearer

Originally posted by OSF8759

Originally posted by BigBroly

I would definitely play again if it were free to play, but I don't see the point of paying $15 a month anymore for this game. 

This game will be F2P (Turbine-type model), it's all but assured. It's just a question of when.

i did the 14 day free trial and quit after 10 days out of repetitive stress boredom

That's the #1 reason why people quit. CoH is repetitive even by MMO standards, and GR will not be addressing this, the game's single biggest flaw, but oh well what can you do?

EverQuest II has now gone F2P. Very interesting development. CoH can't be far behind.

Originally posted by BigBroly

I would definitely play again if it were free to play, but I don't see the point of paying $15 a month anymore for this game. 

This game will be F2P (Turbine-type model), it's all but assured. It's just a question of when.

All Aion needs IMHO is a Lani Blazier Playboy pictorial. True story.

Log Entry Six (Chests: grabbing 2)

So the chest promotion must be working on me because I put another couple of hours into the game.

Didn't get a whole lot done except tried to figure out where to pick up my prizes (you just go to one of the mailboxes in the game and there they are in emails) and there where the auctioneer was (so I could put up the Incense that I won). Travel being kind of slow in the game, this took a while of wandering but I finally figured it out (I am a newb, you know). Starting bid of 1 copper, buy now of 25 gold. That's a very, very good deal if you ask me. And you're welcome. :p

On the missions I did manage to run there's one where you learn Nezebgrad is built on an ancient Indian burial ground, er, that is, ancient  Zen civilization. The Zen were the race that were all killed and then brought back to life as the Arisen. I went down into an area of the city that had fallen down to reveal the Zen ruins. Undead skeletons and litches abound, but there's also something very cool that made me say "wow!" There's an underground complex the renegade Arisen/Zen have. It's techy, it's green, it's really cool looking. One of those touches that let you know whoever did the world layout/art direction for Allods is really very good at their job. Say what you will about Allods, but the production values are outstanding.

Oh, and I finally added the 2 gold spammers who were working today to my ignore list. Finally figured out how to go about doing that. Allods' interface isn't DDO bad, but it could be a bit better.

Finally made it to level 10 with the 3 or so pips of XP I got (Fatigue, as always, included). I got excited about my Trainer's armor pack (which becomes available at level 5, but the game only tells you about it at level 10), but was greatly disappointed when everything in the pack (save for some gloves) was worse than what I was already wearing. Sold back everything but the gloves and lost 24 Silver as a result. Live and learn!

My two hours got me two silver keys which gave me two empty chests. Well, they can't all be winners! [Mall Madness]Try again tomorrow![/Mall Madness]

My newb Allods adventure continues...

Log Entry Five (Grabbing Chests):

So after being distracted by Dungeons & Dragons Online (good game, I didn't like it much in 2006 but it's improved greatly) I'm back at Allods for another session (with some encouragement from the Quest for Chests promotion).

Beating up a bunch of Smugglers, I got in over my head and got killed. Thing is, I was right on a spawn point so the smugglers kept coming thick and furious and it was just a matter of time before I got sent to Purgatory again. But at level 9, who cares? No curse, 15 seconds in Purgatory (which is actually a pretty interesting place to see) and out. I took more care about taking out the smugglers and didn't have any more problems.

I put up some Orc War Flags for our Dear Leader as well. The Orc flags look pretty cool, and of course there's a skull on it lol. Orcs. Gotta love 'em!

I got some higher rated gear from the Resell feature again. Some ugly pants and foot wrappings. Combined with my fancy blue jacket, my Orc Brute went from looking snazzy to looking...questionable. Appearance armor and clothing would be great, but I don't think this game will ever implement it. But you never know.

I just  figured out that there's food you can buy to regenerate your HPs between fights. They're cheap (only some copper each) and speed things up when you've taken a beating.

I had to do some rearranging my attacks to try to get a smooth attack chain, but I think I have it figured out.

My two hours of play got me half a level (Fatigue inlcluded) and 7 Silver Keys for the chest contest. I got a couple of stacks of Megaphones, a couple symbol markers (I don't understand what purpose they are supposed to serve) and some Incense. I'm sure that will come in handy if I ever get to the levels where it's usable.

I wouldn't mind winning the Alienware computer. Heh. Who wouldn't? ;)

Still had fun, and I might play more with this contest on, so my Allods newb adventure continues...

Originally posted by helthros

I would come back if there was something meanfiul to deck out for implants for. You get your character maxed out, then yuo're supposed to reroll? Boring.

 

I loved CoH too :(

Then you're in luck because Going Rogue features an endgame where you can make your 50s even more powerful, so you can go from sidekick/hero to full-fledged superhero.

Actually, the reason MMOs traditionally have low-intensity combat is not to allow role-play per se, but to allow socializing (and it lends itself to longer play sessions as well).

For those who want intense combat, the FPS are over there ----------->

It'll never happen because CoH is a carebear game through and through. Plus, what PvP there is really stinks (though I've partaken in it from time to time out of boredom/get away from leveling for a while) so you're not missing anything when you're not PvPing.

Want open world PvP? Allods and Darkfall are available to you. Also, play on a PvP server in DCUO.

DDO's revenue is what made it go F2P or face extinction. 500% of jack shit is a bit more jack shit. That doesnt mean it is successful, just that the corpse has been staying afloat for a longer time...

DDO's alternative was to close its doors. It's still running, with quite a healthy population, thanks to the change in business models.

LOTRO is the first AAA MMO that is doing well by all accounts that is taking the plunge to F2P. They aren't changing business models because they need to do it or close like DDO did, they're doing it because DDO's numbers tell them people like the business model. This is the one all industry eyes are on. If it does well with the new model (and it most likely will), subscription-only titles will have a lot to think about.

Granted, STO is of questionable quality, even when compared to the likes of DDO in its first incarnation, so whether F2P can save it is an open question. Cryptic has all but destroyed any good will it once enjoyed when it was still handling CoH.

Log Entry Extra:

I just noticed that Allods is the #10 game on the "most hits this year" list on mmorpg.com. That really surprised me seeing it there, and notably it's the only (currently) F2P on the whole list. It's right up there with games like Aion, WoW, LOTRO and many other heavy hitters of the AAA variety. That tells you that Allods truly is something special in the F2P space.

I only hope the game hasn't shot itself in the foot, but judging from all the "I'm leaving" posts on the Allods forums and the newly-low population in Nezebgrad, I'm thinking the game might have done just that. If so, it represents a monumental waste of potential and one of the most hamfisted moves since the NGE itself (still the gold-standard for screwing a game over).

Personally, I'm still enjoying it and sticking with it for now, but people have me wondering what I'm in for in the mid-levels. But the leveling is so slow in this game, I may not get there until the end of the year lol.

Stay tuned as my Allods saga continues...

DDO's failure lead to a 500% revenue increase. We should all have such failures.

Originally posted by JestorRodo

Most pervy Game ..Free Realms . Its over advertised to kids.

I second this. When I tried Free Realms out, one of the first things to happen was I got hit on. Creeped me out so much I'll never return there ever.

Plus the whole look and feel of the place is very creepy. There's just something...off about it all. If I had kids there's no way I'd let them play it.

They should sell 2003 join dates as a microtransactions. $25 sparkle join dates lol. Damn it, WoW!

P.S. A 2003 join date + $25 will get you a sparklepony or a EQfailpony. The choice is yours!

Fail list is fail.

"Legos are for 8 year olds," said the guy who plays video games.

What I noticed about FarmVille is people like me, who only monoculture the crop with the best money/time ratio get bored and leave. The people who stay and are having fun put a lot of thought and time into making a good looking, well designed farm. And that makes sense. In MMOs with housing, some people put a lot of time and effort into decorating, achieving impressive results that are fun to share with others. That is at least one reason why some people have fun in FarmVille.

Log Entry Four:

Turns out I found some time to put a couple of hours into the game. I went around cleaning up the remaining missions in the zone, and I started my Patronage mission as well.

I had to go to the Reserviour to pick up some croc eggs and kill the mother mutant croc. I feared another elite boss, but the croc was 3 levels below me so was defeated easily. Which reminds me, everyone on the forums is saying the damage post-patch is awful and they're having difficulty defeating mobs of equal level and it's taking a minute or more to kill -3s. This had not been my experience in the new patch so far. Maybe it's just different at level 8, but I'm not seeing the mobs being any more difficult so far. Maybe it's a level 40 thing?

I scored some really nice gear off the resell feature again. My Orc Brute is looking like he's ready for a military parade lol. The black leather boots with gold trim are especially snazzy. I think I'm beginning to feel the addicting nature of gear-based games. It's actually a pretty fun element.

Leveled a couple of bubs into level 9 at the Goblin Innkeeper. Two hours of play garnered me about 8 bubs of XP overall. That's some pretty slow leveling, but I once again had fun and I'll be returning to Allods for another round for sure.

The mounts that got added to the game are a bit of a disappointment. They're just horses. I was wanting more fantastic mounts, especially a giant wolf for my Orc to ride. There looks to be a white tiger available in the Russian version, but it's not in the North American version yet. This game needs more exciting things in the cash shop!

Much fear and loathing in the forums. So far my own experiences don't match those, but maybe that's because I'm still at such a low level. I get the feeling things are being blown out of proportion though. Time will tell. So far it's fun for me.